POLICE BLOTTER May 12: Two men arrested after traffic stop; Local fire under investigation

A traffic stop ended Wednesday morning ended with two men arrested under suspicion of stealing 40 shopping carts from a local Target store. West Bloomfield Township officers stopped a man in a U-Haul truck around 3:30 a.m. During the routine stop, the driver admitted to taking 40 shopping carts from a Commerce Township Target and storing them in the back of his truck, officials report. Sheriff's Commerce substation deputies also came to the scene to assist. The two men in the truck -- a 25-year-old from Southfield and a 20-year-old from West Bloomfield -- were arrested and taken to the Oakland County Jail, pending warrants.

ORION TWP.

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Local fire under investigation

The cause of a fire that was put out by a local resident Thursday is still under investigation, Oakland County Sheriff's deputies report. The fire began around 1 a.m., and Orion Township firefighters came to the scene, located in a carport in the 1400 block of Indianwood. The fire had been put out by the resident, authorities say, but county fire investigators continue to follow up on how the fire was started.

PONTIAC

Woman robbed by man on bicycle

A woman told Sheriff's Pontiac substation deputies Monday that a man riding a bicycle stole nearly $600 from her at gunpoint, then rode away. Deputies came to the area of East Pike and Sanford after the woman, 29, called in the armed robbery. She told officials that the man rode by on a bicycle, pointed a pistol at her and took her purse. Then, she said, the man took the cash out of the purse and left.

Classes resume after bomb threat

A false bomb threat that was called into Pontiac High School Monday morning sent children and staff out of their classrooms for more than 30 minutes, say officials. Secretaries at the school said the call came from what sounded like young man on a blocked number. Responding deputies had the school evacuated, and a sweep of the building revealed no device. School officials resumed classes shortly after.

-- Staff writer

John Turk

Troy

Semi truck fire closes I-75 for hours

A semi-truck fire caused an early morning accident in the northboard lanes on I-75 between 14 Mile Road and Rochester Road in Troy. Northbound I-75 reopened as of 9 a.m. No injuries were reported in the incident. The driver of the semi told firefighters that the trailer was loaded with paper products including paper towels, paper plates and toilet paper. Upon arrival, firefighters immediately began to try to control the flames, but they continued to grow, fueled by the paper products in the trailer, said Asst. Fire Chief David Roberts in a release. An excavator from the Troy Department of Public Works and an Oakland County Road Commission front-end loader were needed to remove the products from the trailer and spread them out on the freeway so fire officials could put out the flames. The incident -- which rendered I-75 near 14 Mile closed for hours -- remains under investigation. Authorities are still unsure what caused the fire.